Peiman Hematti, MD, professor, Hematology, Medical Oncology and Palliative Care, has been appointed co-chair of the Autoimmune Diseases and Cellular Therapy Working Committee for the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research. 

CIBMTR® is a research collaboration between the National Marrow Donor Program® (NMDP)/Be The Match® and the Medical College of Wisconsin. 

CIBMTR’s working committees ensure that the organization’s resources address the needs and priorities of the scientific and medical community it serves. They allow members of the hematopoietic cell transplantation community to provide broad input into the design and execution of its research. 

Chairs are responsible for facilitating high-quality and productive research, contributing expertise to study design processes, encouraging junior investigators and establishing the research agenda. 

Dr. Hematti’s five-year term with CIBMTR starts March 1, 2018.

Resources:

• "Peiman Hematti helps steer future of cell therapy," UW-Madison Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center, November 10, 2017